Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13099, Ezekiel Doud, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Doud, Ezekiel Doud Ruth
W. 13099
CONTENTS

Rhode Island - 2710
Ruth Dorr, widow of Ezekiel Dorr, who died on the 2 nd December 1838. of Kent in the State of R. Island who was a P er in the County commanded by Captain Whitman of the Reg t commanded by Book - in the  the  the  the line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island, at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1839. 3 rd Dec r 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July '39, and sent to Mrs. A. Beayton, Warwick, R. Island
Arrears to the 4 th of June - $ 60.02 Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00 $ 100.02
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R. Bendire Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 - Page 85.

21.970 Rhode Island Ezekiel Dond of Warwick in the State of Rhode Island who was a Private in the Company, commanded by Captain Whittaker of the Regt. commanded by Col. Root in the Mavits line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Dec 1833 — and settled Jan. 2 of Pearce No. of W.P.
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 33 $200 Semi-ann. allowance ending 11/11/34 40 $240
Revolutionary Claim, stop June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. G. Stiles Clerk Book E. Vol. 1. Page 107.

Ezekiel Doud

State of Rhode Island & County of Kent ss.
On this Tenth day of December A.D. 1832 personally appeared before Charles Bragton one of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court James Hatt Elizabeth Dows of Warwick in the County of Kent aged years who being first duly sworn according to law did on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
That he was born on the second day of March old style in the year 1752 that he was  born on the second day of March in the State of Connecticut removed with his father to said Warwick where a small boy afterwards to East Guilford Connecticut and thence to Coventry in this State. and thence to Warwick aforesaid where about fifteen years of age where he has ever since resided and now resides that his age is recorded in the family bible of his father now in the posses- sion of his daughter Catharine. That at the commencement of the revolutionary war enrolled in the Militia company in said War- wick commanded by Capt. Barker  He was drafted and served under Capt. Melick: Hammet at old Warwick one month. That he also served one month at said old War- wick under said Hammet as a substitute for Nelson Carpenter. in the early part of the year 1775- and also one month as a substitute for Thomas Tibbitts & served at the same place and soon after said last mentioned service..
That immediately afterward he served six months under Capt. Squire Miller as an enlisted soldier at Camp Old Warwick. which said service expired in the month of December 1865.
That in December 1775 he enlisted into a body of troops raised by the State in a company commanded by Capt. Mehichi Starnes for the term of three months & served in said company at Old Berwick and at Berwick Neck. That dur- ing said last mentioned enlistment he was detached and sent with others on to the Island of Priduce in Narragansett Bay.

and there had a skirmish with the British on the south end of said Island where the enemy burnt several houses on said Island That at another time he was detached and sent with others on to the Island of Patience in said Bay where the enemy burnt the only house upon said Island That he recollects that one Darius Pierce was killed at the time of the said skirmish on Patience.
That about the 20 th day of September 1776 he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt Reuben Whitman in the regiment commanded by Col John Cooke raised by the State and that he served in said company at Newport until the enemy took possession of said town when they retreated across the island to Fiverton where his term of service of three months expired on or about the last of December of that year That on or about the 9 th of January Holliston he was draughted from the said Military company then commanded by Capt Elisha Miller and served under said Miller thirty five days at Old Warwick in said town of Warwick That afterwards in the month of April 1777 he again served under said Miller as he then at Old Warwick that he served one month as a substitute for Job Carpenter who was draughted and served under and the month of March of the year 1777 That on the or about the sixteenth day of May of the same year he enlisted in a company commanded by Malachi Harnett in the Pay of the State and in Col John Sopham's regiment and served in said company part of the time in said Warwick and afterwards at Fiverton until the 24 th day of December of the same year that he served under said enlistment in Spencer's expedition that he was draughted and served on Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition one month under Capt Elisha Miller in August 1778

That during the war was mislaid and served on board a armed vessel of thirty six guns called the Confederacy fitted out by the United States three months and sailed from New London Connecticut that said vessel was commanded by Capt Seth Harding that during said time said vessel took five small prizes and also had a one of which was an English Frigate of thirty six guns and was later after an engagement of more than glasses and a half and sent into Philadelphia another of which prizes was a ship of twenty guns also sent into Philadel- phia another prize was a British Schooner on board of which he was put as one of the prize crew that said Schooner was later carried into Charleston S.C. where he made his escape & returned by land home
That he served in ship Mifflin under Capt George Babcock from the last of December 1777 about four three months when he returned to the Militia service
That he served in Oct 1779 he served on a cruise in the privateer the Black Snake and was absent one month & was That he also served on board the armed ship Minerva fitted out at East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island and was absent about four months
That he served in the militia under Capt Agur Miller being drafted at Newport one month in July 1781
That from the commencement of the war of the revolution to the termination thereof he was constantly in the service either by sea or land and that the ship Mifflin & Minerva and Black Snake are the only private armed ships in which he served during said war
That he has no documentary evidence of his service and he hereby relinquishes every other claim to an annuity or pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Subscribed and sworn to before me Charles Mayhew S.S. Court
John D. Dyer

State of Rhode Island County of Kent } ss
On the Eleventh day of February A 1889 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate of the town of Warwick in the County aforesaid Ruth Dorr a resident of the aforesaid town of Warwick aged Seventy six years who being first duly sworn did according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836
That she is the widow of Ezekiel Dorr late of Warwick aforesaid deceased who was a private in the army of the revolution that he entered the service of the United States in the militia of the said town of Warwick in the year 1775 that from that time to the termination of the war of the revolution he was several times enlisted for different periods of time and served in the regiments raised by said State of Rhode Island and served at other times in the militia of said State and served in the whole more than two years all which services are particularly set forth in the declaration made by the Ezekiel in his life time in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1882 wherein a pension was granted the certificate whereof is entered the 9 th day of December 1883 & numbered 21,970 & she now

refers to the said declaration and the accompanying papers for the particulars of said services. That among other ser- vices rendered by the said Ezekiel he served in the militia of Rhode Island in the months of July and August 1781. Thirty one days under Capt Robert Rhodes and served the term of fifteen days in the month of September 1781 during which time he was sent to the Island of Conanicut.
She further declares that she was married to the said Eze- kiel Doud on the Twelfth day of July Seventeen hundred and Eighty that he husband the aforesaid Ezekiel Doud died on the Second day of Decem- ber Eighteen hundred and Thirty eight and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereof annexed.
Ruth her Doud Mark
Witness E. Burke
Subscribed and sworn to in open court by the said Ruth Doud the day and year aforesaid Witness Geo A. Brayton Clerk

These may certify that Ezekiel Dons of War- wick and Ruth Johnson Daughter of Elijah Johnson of East Greenwich was Lawfully mar- ried in said Warwick the Twelfth day of July A Seventeen hundred and Eighty by me James Gerould Just of Peace
I George A Brayton Town Clerk of the said Town of Warwick do hereby certify that the above-mentioned written is a true copy from the record of marriages as in my office except the dates which are inserted on the record in pari legible figures as follows. "the 12 th day of July AD 1780"
Geo A Brayton
I George A Brayton above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Warwick aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Warwick with the exception above named as certified by me
George A Brayton Town Clerk of the Town of Warwick
State of Rhode Island Kent County
In Warwick the 8 th day of February 1839
Sworn to and subscribed before me and I further certify that the said George A. Brayton is a credible witness Wm Garrison Justice of the Peace

1781 This certify that Ezekiel Dorr served as a Soldier in Rhode Island in July & August thirtyone Days
Per Robert Rhodes Capt in
Warwick December the 5 day A D 1781 I have Received of David Wightman the full Contents of this Certificate by me Ezekiel his X Dorr
Read the Contents mark David Wightman
I Isaiah Westcott of Warwick in the County of Kent & State of Rhode Island do hereby certify that I hold the Office of Town Treasurer of the said Town of Warwick - that I have in my Office & possession numerous envelopes of Orders of the Revolution certifying services of soldiers in the War of the Revolution that I have among others a Certificate of the services of Ezekiel Dorr of Warwick which the aforesaid is a true copy - duly compared by me Isaiah Westcott T. Treas.
State of Rhode Island
Kent County } Se In Warwick the 8 th day of February 1839
Subscribed and Sworn to before me and I further certify the said Isaiah Westcott is a Credible witness
Wm Harrison Justice of the Peace

2 Exhibit 1 and
5-06
The claimant should mention the names of all the Field officers under whom he served
Private 2 years Adm'd
Wm D. J. Blanco P. B. George L. Bragado Manila
Yes - July 178 - 1 Mark B. P. - Manila

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Nov 4 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Cyril D. D.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775- 1 Capt Hammet Age   " 1 " " Not   " 6 " Miller Mend   Dec 1775 9 " Hammet Munick   Sept 1776 3 " Capt Hoban   Jan 1777 31 Col Cook   Oct " 1 " Miller   May " 7 8 " "   Aug 1778 1 " Hammet   3 Col Topham  
a band of the Continental Light Artillery
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dec 1777 - 3 Moths a band the State Miffin Light Battery
Oct 1779 in a Battery 1 Month, which service is not proved
July 178 - 1 Month Light Battery

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this            day of            personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of            in the county of            and State, Territory or District of            aged (c)            years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)            , with            and served in the            (e) regiment of the            line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I            of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of            for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of            &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the            and C. D. residing in (the same)            , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with            , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the            and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the            and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,            Clerk of the Court of            do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this            day of            &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about 'Ages or four months,' is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the time, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Chas
Rev WIDOW, &c.
cont
File No. 13099
Ruth David
Widow of Ezekiel David
Rev Rev War
Act: July 6 th  1836
Index: Vol. a , Page 184
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ezekiel Doud R.I. 80 th . act g June when last H. D.? 28 June '39 p to 4 Sept 1838 JH

Ezekiel Doud R.I. 80 th . act of June when last heard?
28 June '39 p to 4 Sept 1838 JH
G.M.C.

Warwick A 1 Feb 15 1889
Sir
I herewith enclose the application of Ruth Doud of Warwick for a pension. By reference to the declaration of Ezekiel Doud made in 1882 more than two years service will be found shown. Whether there be proof of service thereon after 1780 I am not certain & I have therefore procured a sworn copy of the certificate of Capt Robert Rhodes of Doud's service in 1781 after the marriage. The certificate when granted may be forwarded to me. Praying an early decision.
I have the honor to be
Your obt servt
Rev J S Edwards.
Geo A Mayhew

Stats of the Service of Ezekiel Lord
   Period T M Day Regt Officer age Dis Prob     1775 1 Prin Hammet 80 year Traditionary History Witnesses   " 1 " " Warwick   " 1 " " R.S   Col Metcalf   1775 6 Capt Miller   Sept 9 " Capt Hammet   Col Metcalf   1st Col Lord   1776 Sept 3 " Capt Whitman   Col Cooke   1777 1 " Capt Miller   " 1 " "   " 1 " Capt Rice   Col Metcalf   May 7 8 " Capt Hammet   Col Lapham   1778 1 " Capt Miller   1779 3 " Ship Confederacy   1780 Capt Harding   1781 1 " Capt Miller Col Metcalf     1777 3 Ship Muffler Capt Brack Private armed vessels   Ship Minerva   Black Snake  

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Norwich Nov 27 1883
Dear Sir I herewith enclose a tabular statement of the service of Capt. Kiel Doud as I believe it will appear from the papers in relation to his claim. He states in his declaration that three of the vessels then mentioned were private armed vessels which service is not provided for. As to the service he makes no claim.
Respectfully Yours &c. First
Geo. A. Brayton

4360 Ruth Doud widow of Ezekiel -
R. J.
act 4 July 36. in 80. & 38.
adm.
2 yrs, 6 mo.
80 pp
2 Dec. 38
pen. Com: 9 Dec. - 38
Geo A. Brayton Warwick

Kent ss. The State of Rhode Island &c Clerks office Court of Common Pleas
I certify that William Harrison Osborn is a Justice of the peace for the town of Warwick in said County of Kent, that the annexed are his proper Signatures, in his own hand writing & that full faith & credence is and ought to be given to all his official acts.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at East Greenwich this ninth day of February in the year A D 1839.
Per. S. Brown Clerk " " "

And the said Court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter that the said Ezekiel Dorce was a revolutionary soldier and served as is stated in said declaration that he was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 1832 that he was married to Ruth Dorce the witness applicant on the twentieth day of July Seventeen hundred and Eighty that he died at Shullsburg on the second day of December Eighteen hundred and Thirty eight and that Ruth Dorce the witness applicant has remained the widow of the said Ezekiel ever since
I George A. Brayton clerk of the court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Ruth Dorce for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at San Francisco this Eleventh day of February in the 1839
Geo. A. Brayton Probate Clerk

I Catharine Bushee of Smithfield in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island being now about fifty Six years of age On Oath do testify and say that I was acquainted with Ezekiel Daud who formerly Resided in Warwick that he was a prisoner of the United State under the act of June, 1832 that he died in Smithfield on the second day of December A 1838 that he left a widow Ruth Daud who now resides in Warwick and who remains the widow of said Ezekiel Daud Catharine Bushee mark
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Heret County } In Warwick the 14 th day of January A 1839 Personally appeared Catharine Bushee, before the Subscriber Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Kent who subscribed and was duly sworn to the truth of her deposition according to Law
Wm Garrison Justice of the Peace

I Nathan Miller of Warwick in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island being now about Eighty Seven Years of age on Oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Ezekiel Doud who formerly resided in Warwick who was the Husband of Ruth Doud whose maiden name was Ruth Johnson and who is now the widow of the said Ezekiel Doud I recollect being on duty a great many times with said Ezekiel during the war of the Revolution but the particular times of most of the Service which he did I cannot particularly specify but I well remember that he with myself and about a hundred of Metitua men were detached in September 1781 and sent on to the Island of Conanicut to remove the cattle from the Island we were then on that duty fifteen days
Nathan Miller
State of Rhode Island
Kent County
On Warwick the 8 th day of February 1839 Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Kent, Nathan Miller the above deponent who subscribed and was duly Sworn to the truth of his said deposition according to Law I further Certify that the said Nathan Miller is a credible witness
Wm Garrison Justice of the Peace

I Susan Reynolds of Warwick in the County of Kent being fortyfive years of age On oath do testify and say That I was acquainted with Ezekiel Dand who formerly resided in Warwick he was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7-1832 - he died in Smithfield on the second day of December A 1838 that he left a widow Ruth Dand who now resides in Warwick who remains the widow of the said Ezekiel her Susan Reynolds mark
State of Rhode Island & } Sc In Warwick the 14 th day Kent County } of January A 1839 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Kent Susan Reynolds the above named deponent and was duly sworn to the truth of her said deposition and subscribed the same in my presence
M c Garrison Justice of the Peace

I Benjamin Greene of Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island &c on oath depose and say that in the fall of the year 1776 I was enlisted as a soldier in Capt Reuben Whitman Company in Col John Cooke Regiment for the term of three months and that Ezekiel Dood was also an enlisted soldier in said company for the same period and that he served out said term which expired in the month of December of that year
Benj t Greene
Subscribed at East Greenwich 21 st August 1832 Personally appeared Benjamin Greene and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing affidavit by him signed were true
Before me Christopher Johnson Jus. Peace
Thereby certify that I am acquainted with Benjamin Greene and believe him to be a man of truth and that his general character is good
Christopher Johnson

I Ezek Abberdes of Cranston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island do hereby depose and say that in the month of June 1777 I enlisted in Capt. Hoppin's Company in Col. John Soper's Regiment for the term of nine months and that I served in said company first at Old Warwick and afterwards at Fiverton in this State. That I am well acquainted with Ezekiel Doud the within applicant. That at the time I enlisted and entered the service as aforesaid the said Ezekiel Doud was an enlisted soldier in Capt. Mahachi Hammell's Company in the same Regiment. That he served in said Hammell's Company part of the time at Old Warwick aforesaid and afterwards at said Fiverton from the time I entered the service as aforesaid until about Christmas 1777. That I entered the service according to the best of my recollection on the 10 th day of said month of June and that the said Ezekiel Doud as well as myself served in Soper's Expedition.
Ezekiel Doud
Subscribed and Sworn to before me Charles Mayhew J.S. Court
I Nathan Miller of Warwick in the County of Kent depose and say that I am well acquainted with Ezekiel Doud the within applicant and have known him from my boyhood and have resided for about forty years in the same neighborhood with him that I saw him in the military service at Old Warwick in the year 1777 once in the winter & I think in January of that year that he was then under Capt. Squire Millard that he also served at Old Warwick under Capt. Thos. Rice in Spring of the same year and immediately afterwards he served at said place under said Millard & that he served one month at each of said times that I also saw him on a following expedition in August 1778 under Capt. Squire Millard when he served one month that I saw him in the service in the summer of 1781 under said Millard in what month I cannot say but perhaps we then hired plenty that I served in militia of the town of Warwick in the winter of 1775-6 I saw several times at Old Warwick that the said Doud was there serving as an enlisted soldier in a company commanded by Mahachi Hammell but how long
Nathan Miller mark
Charles B. Mayhew
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Charles Mayhew J.S. Court

And we Thomas Marchester a clergyman residing on West Greenwch but late a resident in said Warwick and Edmund Burke residing in said Warwick hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Bond who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Tho Marchester
Edmund Burke
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Charles Mayton J.S. Court
And I the said Charles Mayton do hereby declare my opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War department that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that Thomas Marchester who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing on West Greenwch in this state that he was lately and for a long time resident in said Warwick and now has the pastoral care of a church therein and that Edmund Burke who has also signed the same was recently in said Warwick and Ezekiel Roberts and Nathan Miller who have subscribed the foregoing affidavits are residents in said Warwick and that Nathan Miller and Ezekiel Roberts who have signed the foregoing affidavits are credible persons as is the said Edmund Burke. And I do hereby further certify that I have been personally ac- quainted with the said applicant for forty years last past that he has been always reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that from bodily infirmity he is unable to appear in court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at this Twenty second day of June A 1893
Charles Mayton Judge Superior Judicial Court

Kent Co The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation blks office of the Supreme Judicial Court I Silas Weaver blks of the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Kent hereby certify that Charles Brayton is a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the said State of Rhode Island that the preceding signature is his proper signature in his own hand writing and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the 19th day of July in the year 1833
Silas Weaver blks.
State of Rhode Island &c County of Kent ss
On the 20th day of November A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me Geo A. Brayton a justice of the Peace within and for said county of Kent Ezekiel Doud the within declarant and being first duly sworn deposes and saith that at the time of making his declaration he was aged eighty years and at the time of entering his service resided in Warwick. That during his service in the Militia in 1775 he served under Capt. Hannet. Lieut. Col. Low. Col. Waterman. That during his service under Capt. Miller in that year and the succeeding service under Capt. Hannet the company on which he served was detached from the regiment of which it was a company and stationed at Warwick Neck & was then under the order & command of Col. Waterman & Lt. Col. Low officers of the militia. That during all the residue of his service in the militia his Col. was Col. Waterman. That when he served for Fort Carpenter he served under Capt. Price according to the best of his recollection that he served as an enlisted soldier in regiments raised by this state. That when on board the ship Constitution said ship cruised off the southern coast of the United States and off towards Bermuda that he was on board at Chester thirteen miles below Philadelphia where the Constitution was then lying was then lying  at Philadelphia. That on his return home as stated in his declaration on his arrival at Philadelphia he obtained a pass from General Washington to return to Rhode Island that he left Chester according to the best of his recollection in the month of July and in the year 1779 but
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Ezekiel Doud
Warwick R.I.

upon that point he cannot swear positively but he is positive that he performed said service. and he further says that during all the time services aforesaid he was not engaged in any civil business but in actual military & naval service, and as a private
Witness Geo A Mayhew
Ezekiel
his mark Doud
Subscribed & sworn to before me by the said Ezekiel Doud Wm
day of November A 1833
Witness Geo. A. Mayhew Father of the Peace
Went to The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks office Court of Common Pleas
I certify that George A. Brayton Esq r is a justice of the peace for the Town of Warwick in our County of Kent, the above is his proper signature in his own hand writing, that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts — In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said Court, at East Greenwich this 27 day of November in the year 1833
John Brown Clk